Game



Jime 22, 1926 J. (5. SCHILKE GAME Filed April 14, 1926 Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN c. .scmnxn, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

GAME.

Application mea April 14,

This invention relates in general to improvements in amusement devices, and relates more specifically to an improved game especially adapted for use by children.

An object of the invention is to provide a new, useful and relatively inexpensive game which is not only extremely amusing, but which is also highlyeduc'ational.

A clear conception of an embodiment of the present invention, and of the mode of playing a game constructed in accordance therewith, may be had by referring to the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this specification in which like reference 1 characters designate the same r similar" parts in the various views.

Fig. 1 is a top view of the improved game, showing one side of the reversible runway, and having a fragment of a cover "applied t) the enclosing -box.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the game, showing the opposite side of the reversible runway.

Fig. 3 -is a longitudinal vertical section through the game, the section being taken 2 along the line' II I-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section through the game, the section being taken along the line IV-IV of Fig.- 1. 4 j

Fig. 5 is an enlarged central longitudinal section throu h one of the tumbling objects or capsules 0 the game.

The new and improved game .Icomprises in general .a. box 30; an inclined runway 31 reversibly disposed within the box 30 andhaving a plurality of circular perforations or openings 32 near the lower end thereof; and one or more specially devised tumblin' objects or capsules 33 formed to travel en over end down the runwa 31 and to enter any of the openings 32. he box 30 may be constructed .of wood or cardboard and is preferably provided with a suitable cover. 34 upon whlch the instfructio'ns for playing the game may be prin ed or otherwise aplied. The runway 31 may likewise be ormed of wood or stiff cardboard and is preferably surfaced withyelvet finish paper or'cloth in order to eliminate excessive slip page of the objects 33 while travelling therealong. The supporting blocks 35 secured within the corners of the box 30 serve to sustain therunway in properly inclined position, and the latter merely rests by gravity upon the blocks 35 thereby permitting ready Bi.

V .rreversal-o fthe runway 31. The up por-' tionof the runway 31 may be provi ed with fully explained hereinafter.

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goal lines 36 and the perforations or openings 32 are suit-ably numbered on opposite sides of the runway 31 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively, for purposes to be more Each of the tumbling objects orcapsules 33 comprises a two-partelongated circular shell 37 forming a housing for a metal ball 38 which" is freel rollable from end toend within the shel The opposite ends 39, 40 of the shell 37 are distinctively marked as by diiferent'colors, the end 39 for example'being colored red and the opposite end 40 being white.

When manipulating the improvedgame,

each of a number of players may assume a adds to his score the value of the receiving opening. If however theobject '33 lands with its red end up in one of the openings 32, then the player deducts from "his. score the value of the receiving opening. The winner of the game may be ,determined either by :the highest number of good points after a definite number of tria s by each player, or by being the first to attain a definite total numberof good ints. The

game may obviously be .played y any'number of individuals, and any desired number of objects or capsules 33 may be rovided.

When the game isbeingplaye by children or others who are beginners in the studypf addition and subtraction, it is ref-.-

erab e to utilize the low-numbered si e of the runway 31, as shown in Fig. 1, As the playersbecome' better versed in addition and subtraction, the runway may be readily reversed and the higher numberedo nings-32 While the shown on Fig.2, maybe utilized. designating numbers used in thespecific embodiment illustrated, have been selected at random, it will be apparent that anyyle sired scheme ofnumbering may be .4 mployed. By-providing'tumbling obj I s 33 having distinctively marked opposel ty ends, the exposure ofjeither of which (1 signates either an addition or a subtraction ofpoints,

the players ,are'compelled to exercise theira arithmetical abil ty,- thus makmgthe game its value as an amusement device. The peculiar movement of the tumbling objects 33 gives action to the game and'provides a fascination which is sure to appeal to adults as well as to children.

The'improved game is obviously relatively inexpensive as the objects 33 may be produced from ordinary ball bearings and capsules 37 such as are commonly employed for medicinal purposes, while the box 30, runway-31 and the cover 84 may be made of wood or paper, or even of sheet metal. The entire device is extremely simple and compact and no high degree of intelligence is required in its manipulation.

It should be understood that it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact details of, construction and to the precise mode.

of operation herein shown and described, for various modifications Within the scope of the appended claims may occur to persons skilled in the art.

, It is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent:

"1. In a game, an inclined runway having an opening near its lower end, and an elongated object formed to tumble end over end along said runway and to set upright upon entering said opening, said object having its opposite ends distinctively marked and only one of said ends being visible when said ob ject rests within said opening.

2. In a game, an inclined runway having an opening near its lower end, and an object comprising an elongated shell having a ball essence therein for tumbling said shell end over end along said runway and for causing said shell to set upright upon entering said opening, said shell having its opposite ends distinctively marked and only one of said ends being visible when said-shell rests within said opening.

8. In a game, an inclined runway having a plurality of openings near its lower end, and an elongated object formed to tumble end over end along said runway and to set upright upon entering an opening, said object having its opposite ends' distinctively colored and only one of said ends being visible when said object rests within an opening.

4. In a game, an inclined runway having a plurality of circularopenings near its lower end, and an object comprising an elongated circular shell having a ball therein for tumbling said shell end over end along said runway and for causing said shell to set uprightupon entering an opening, said shell having its opposite ends distinctively colored and only one of said ends being visible when said object rests within an opening.

In a game, a box, an inclined perforated runway reversibly disposed within said box, and an elongated object having distinctively colored opposite ends and formed to tumble end over end along said runway and to set upright upon the bottom of said box after entering a perforation of said runway.

In testimony whereof, the signature of the inventor is al'fixed hereto.

JOHN C. SCHILKE.

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